Tag Archive for christmas recipes

bourbon peach bbq meatballs

Are you ready for an all new, totally amazing appetizer that’s sweet, smoky, spicy, and ridiculously easy to prepare? These little cocktail meatballs are a bit like the grape jelly cocktail meatballs that your grandma makes (well, I make them too, to be completely honest.) But these are pumped up about 100 notches. I add…

chocolate covered cherry cheesecake jars

Are you ready for another amazing cheesecake jar dessert? Everyone loves the Blueberry Cheesecake Jars, Banana Cream Pie Jars, and the Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Jars so much, I just couldn’t resist creating another one. This one would be particularly pretty for Christmas or Valentine’s Day! If you like chocolate covered cherries, Oreos, and cherry cheesecake…

pumpkin spice gingerdoodles

Pumpkin ginger spice cookies meet chewy snickerdoodles in one amazing recipe. I developed this recipe last Christmas and would you believe I never posted it until today? Oh well. Autumn is the perfect time for Pumpkin Spice Gingerdoodles! for the cookies: 3 and 1/4 cup all purpose flour 3 and 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon…

pumpkin pie cheesecake jars

Cheesecake jars are such a fun, easy way to serve dessert. Everyone enjoyed my Blueberry Cheesecake Jars so much, I decided it was time to make a pumpkin pie version. We love these pumpkin pie cheesecake jars for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! They’re delicious and portable, so if you have to travel for the holidays,…

dollywood cinnamon bread {copycat}

One of the things on my “bucket list” is to visit the Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. I’ve been a fan of Dolly Parton ever since I was about 8 years old, so naturally I have to see this park at some point. While doing a little research into places we could possibly…

oven-toasted ravioli

Have you ever had deep fried ravioli at an Italian restaurant? I’ve ordered them a few times. Sometimes they’re wonderful and crispy, and sometimes they’re just greasy and disappointing. I’ve thought about making them for quite some time and wondered how to cut down on the grease or just omit it all together. Then it…

cream cheese orange slice bread

This bread tastes like creamsicles! Orangy, creamy, and sweet with the addition of those yummy, chewy orange slice candies. I call this bread, but really it’s dessert. By calling it bread I’m giving you permission to eat it for breakfast. You’re welcome! ~ preheat oven to 350 degrees F. ~ 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened…

homemade snickers bars {in a cake pan}

What’s your favorite kind of candy bar? I have a few favorites, and Snickers Bars are definitely in my top three. I already have a couple recipes for candy bars on the blog. One is for healthy candy bars. It’s great for when you want to indulge without the guilt. Another recipe is for Salted…

amish oatmeal cream whoopie pies

Are you a fan of the Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies? I always liked them when I was younger, but I had one recently and was sort of surprised that they didn’t taste the way I remembered them. I had been thinking about trying the homemade version when I came across this little gem of…

oreo cookies & cream dream shake

Sometimes it’s fun to enjoy a cocktail that’s masquerading as a decadent ice cream treat! We decided to create one for our New Year’s Eve celebration this year. You could omit the alcohol for the kiddos or for people who don’t imbibe. I think you’re going to love this creamy, dreamy shake! If you don’t…